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I'm newly retired, and I wanna go all in. Starting place? (sh.itjust.works)

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Hey everyone, right now, I’m mostly Mac-based. I also have an older PC, a Raspberry Pi, micro PC and a mac laptop.

Now that I’m retired and have more time on my hands, I really want to dive deep into Linux and break away from the monopoly.

I’ll definitely do my own research, but there’s so much information out there—it feels like drinking from a firehose. It’s overwhelming!

Do you have any tips or websites to help me get started, step by step? I know I’ll make plenty of mistakes along the way (that’s how ya learn), but I’d appreciate any advice you can share. Thanks!

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

A big mistake many ppl make is assuming Linux should run on any hardware, unlike all other OSes. You get Win11 compatible PCs, OSX compatible PCs, etc. and somehow that's normal, but when ppl run the exclusively Windows certified wifi dongle on Linux and it doesn't work, somehow that's Linux' fault. I disagree. One should check if it's compatible before buying stuff.